Northbrook woman, 61, identified as victim in I-294 hit-and-run near Sanders Road, ISP says

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, March 6, 2023
ISP investigating hit-and-run after woman killed while outside of vehicle on I-294
Chicago traffic was affected Friday morning, after a pedestrian was hit and killed Thursday night on I-294 near Sanders Road and Northbrook.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- The woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on I-294 last Thursday night has been identified.

A vehicle hit and killed Mary Porcaro, 61, near Sanders Road in the northbound lanes of I-294 in the Northbrook area just before 11:30 p.m., state police said.

ISP said she came out of a car parked on the shoulder of the expressway before she was hit. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

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Illinois State Police said the vehicle involved did not remain on the scene.

ISP has not provided a description of the vehicle that may have fled from the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call ISP.

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